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Madam President, I would like to begin by expressing my solidarity with the Cuban dissident Marta Beatriz Roque, a descendent of European citizens from the Canary Islands, who this morning has been physically assaulted by thugs of the Castro dictatorship when trying to leave her house in Havana.
Commissioner, the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats is very pleased with your Communication on a stronger partnership between the European Union and Latin America. For the first time in years, Mrs Ferrero-Waldner, the Commission and Parliament are using the same language when talking about Latin America.
Mr Salafranca has presented an ambitious report which I am not going to reiterate. Commissioner, you should know that, when you defend your proposal in Vienna at the 4th EU-Latin America/Caribbean Summit, you will have the majority, if not the unanimous, support of the whole of the European Parliament.
These are not good times for a proposal such as this, but many of us are convinced that we have a special opportunity to move in the right direction. The rapporteur has said that for many years we have been stating our good intentions towards Latin America, which is experiencing complex times both internally and in its relations with the rest of the world. It must resolve many of its problems itself, such as the current crisis with the Andean Community, but we must send an extremely clear message of support.
The Summit must produce a mandate to begin and, where necessary, to enhance, the negotiation towards an Association Agreement with the Andean Community, with Central America and with Mercosur. This is a minimal requirement below which there is nothing. If the Union does not take certain clear and unequivocal steps to strengthen our relations with Latin America and with its sub-regional integration institutions, we may not have another opportunity like this for many years."@en1
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